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August 9, 2001

 BIG MEETING ON TAP TODAY
AMERICA HANGS IN THE BALANCE

The day Bush visited Mexico on February 16 he also bombed Iraq. The day Colin Powell and John Ashcroft met with Jorge Castaneda on the immigration issue he made a decision on stem cell research. This is not a coincidence. The timing effectively kept the Mexican issue out of the headlines and off the talk shows.


Amnesty's the Road Bump in Debate on Immigration
L.A. Times

WASHINGTON -- In the U.S.-Mexico talks on immigration, it is the unspoken word, a term so sensitive that officials on both sides of the bargaining table avoid using it in public.

POWELL SAYS U.S./MEXICO SHARE COMMON CULTURE
"Our common border is no longer a line that divides us, but a region that unites our nations, reflecting our common aspirations, values and culture," said Colin Powell last Tuesday in Washington at his first news conference as secretary of state, held jointly with the new Mexican foreign minister, Jorge Castaneda. - NY Times, Feb.3, 2001

American Patrol comment: Mexico and the U.S. do not share a common culture. Powell is basing his border policy on a lie.          View other features


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